Is O87.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. O87.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does O87.2 sit in the tabular list?

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92).

O87.2

O87.2 — Hemorrhoids in the puerperium

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O87.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hemorrhoids in the puerperium. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Other codes that can never be billed with O87.2

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at O87.2. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading O87.2 alone.

K64Hemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis

Risk adjustment

O87.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How O87.2 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to O87.2.

Puerperal, puerperium›hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids›complicating›puerperium
Varix›complicating›childbirth›anus or rectum
Varix›complicating›puerperium›anus or rectum

Related codes at this level

Codes that share O87. If O87.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about O87.2

Is O87.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. O87.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does O87.2 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92).